Someshō Matsumoto

Someshō Matsumoto

Born: March 20, 1903
Died: August 12, 1985
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Someshō Matsumoto...

Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
Title: Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
Character: The 1/8 Project Staff Candidate
Released: April 14, 1990
Type: Movie
Theatrical version of episode 17 of Ultra Q TV series.
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Bonds of Love
Title: Bonds of Love
Character: Tonraku Owner
Released: February 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.
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Two in the Shadow
Title: Two in the Shadow
Released: November 18, 1967
Type: Movie
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
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Nerves for Victory
Title: Nerves for Victory
Released: August 26, 1966
Type: Movie
A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.
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The War of the Gargantuas
Title: The War of the Gargantuas
Character: Official
Released: July 31, 1966
Type: Movie
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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Gamblers' Luck
Title: Gamblers' Luck
Released: March 19, 1966
Type: Movie
A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel landlords, animate the corpse of a money-lender in order to frighten people. Then they assist at the marriage of a lovely girl and almost kill themselves gambling to provide her with a dowry.
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
Title: Invasion of Astro-Monster
Character: Buddhist Priest
Released: December 19, 1965
Type: Movie
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
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The Flower and the Dragon
Title: The Flower and the Dragon
Released: November 20, 1965
Type: Movie
A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle.
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Beast Alley
Title: Beast Alley
Released: September 5, 1965
Type: Movie
"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
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Murder Unincorporated
Title: Murder Unincorporated
Character: Anzai
Released: August 25, 1965
Type: Movie
When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful syndicate, his colleagues, fearing for their own lives, call on the services of assassin agency Murder Unincorporated to take care of the problem. This unique entry showcases some of the most peculiar killing tactics to ever hit Japanese cinema!
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The School of Flesh
Title: The School of Flesh
Released: February 14, 1965
Type: Movie
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Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
Title: Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
Released: February 14, 1965
Type: Movie
The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Title: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Character: Alien Expert (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1964
Type: Movie
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
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Onibaba
Title: Onibaba
Character: Runaway Warrior
Released: November 21, 1964
Type: Movie
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
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Red Diamond
Title: Red Diamond
Character: Tatsuji Matsuzaki
Released: October 14, 1964
Type: Movie
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
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Whirlwind
Title: Whirlwind
Released: July 26, 1964
Type: Movie
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Vanquished Foes
Title: Vanquished Foes
Released: January 9, 1964
Type: Movie
A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for a Boss who offered a meal and lodging, each side manages to get hold of powerful swordsmen who will stop at nothing to pay their obligations.
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The Symbol of a Man
Title: The Symbol of a Man
Character: Tokudano
Released: July 14, 1963
Type: Movie
In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at a clinic at a dam construction site where he finds the treatment of the laborers intolerable. But when he challenges the boss, who thinks nothing of murder, he discovers to his astonishment that he is safe because of his father's reputation. Torn between filial piety and his ideals Ryuji is told of the murder of his father by men of a rival gang. He experiences another shock when informed that the woman behind the rival gang is his true mother who was forced to leave his father due to an unwritten code among gamblers.
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Ichi ka bachi ka
Title: Ichi ka bachi ka
Released: June 16, 1963
Type: Movie
The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.
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Shichinin no keiji
Title: Shichinin no keiji
Character: Nojima
Released: January 27, 1963
Type: Movie
Miyoko Sekiguchi, who works at a second-rate trading company, and car mechanic Koji Fukumoto are in love. The morning after Koji and Miyoko went out for a drive, the strangled corpse of a call girl is discovered in Toyamagahara. Chief Akagi, Detective Sergeant Sawada, and the other detectives begin to suspect Koji during their investigation. Koji insists he's innocent, but has no evidence to prove it. Even when detectives come to Miyoko's home and workplace and her coworkers begin to look down on her, Miyoko continues to trust and love Koji...
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Kidō sōsahan-gun ōkami no machi
Title: Kidō sōsahan-gun ōkami no machi
Released: December 1, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hitoribotchi no futari daga
Title: Hitoribotchi no futari daga
Released: November 3, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kāsan nagaiki shite ne
Title: Kāsan nagaiki shite ne
Released: October 13, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Rambler Returns Home
Title: The Rambler Returns Home
Released: August 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character: Dr. Onuki
Released: August 11, 1962
Type: Movie
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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Moeru minamijūjisei
Title: Moeru minamijūjisei
Released: July 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Title: Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Released: July 7, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hitori tabi
Title: Hitori tabi
Released: June 24, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi
Title: Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi
Released: June 24, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Title: Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Released: June 1, 1962
Type: Movie
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Kiriko no unmei
Title: Kiriko no unmei
Released: May 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Song of a Traveller
Title: Song of a Traveller
Released: May 20, 1962
Type: Movie
A crime film released in 1962
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Black Dice
Title: Black Dice
Released: March 25, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Gorath
Title: Gorath
Character: Government Personnel
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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Woman of Design
Title: Woman of Design
Released: January 28, 1962
Type: Movie
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
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Cat Changed Into Tiger
Title: Cat Changed Into Tiger
Released: January 23, 1962
Type: Movie
A life insurance agent has a drinking problem causing him to lose his company a fortune. He heads to another town to sell insurance, but to his surprise, the elderly are all healthy thanks to a special local sake. Along the way, he meets an eye-patch-wearing killer, which only confounds his misadventures.
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Kaei
Title: Kaei
Released: December 9, 1961
Type: Movie
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An Urban Affair
Title: An Urban Affair
Character: Torakichi Araiwa
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
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The Crimson Plains
Title: The Crimson Plains
Character: Matsumura
Released: July 30, 1961
Type: Movie
The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.
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Happiness of Us Alone
Title: Happiness of Us Alone
Released: January 15, 1961
Type: Movie
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
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The Human Vapor
Title: The Human Vapor
Character: Fujichiyo's Teacher
Released: December 11, 1960
Type: Movie
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
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Get 'em All
Title: Get 'em All
Released: November 29, 1960
Type: Movie
Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks them out to ice them one by one.
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The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Title: The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Released: November 20, 1960
Type: Movie
Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.
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The Bad Sleep Well
Title: The Bad Sleep Well
Character: Construction Company President Hatano
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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He's the Witness
Title: He's the Witness
Released: March 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People’s Economic Association, and he disguises himself.
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汚れた顔
Title: 汚れた顔
Released: July 28, 1959
Type: Movie
1959 Japanese movie
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Break Down that Wall
Title: Break Down that Wall
Released: June 23, 1959
Type: Movie
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
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Night Drum
Title: Night Drum
Released: April 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
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Harbor Rats
Title: Harbor Rats
Released: August 21, 1957
Type: Movie
A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were oppressed by arrogant captain and his officers. The crews caused an uprising. A manager of stevedore ordered his employee leader to suppress an uprising...
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Last Days of the Samurai
Title: Last Days of the Samurai
Character: Chuzaemon Yoshida
Released: July 13, 1957
Type: Movie
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.
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Actress
Title: Actress
Released: November 27, 1956
Type: Movie
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.